Conservation
& Restoration

Amazon fires?

Deforestation?

Instead, let's Cool It

 with native trees -- full story HERE

Research
& Education

Empowering students and our community to continue important research on Native Plants through grants and mentorship.

Community
Engagement

Providing opportunities to engage and learn about Native Plants through monthly talks, field trips and other fun events.

Sorry if you missed our 2019 Annual NPSNM State Conference!

Promise yourself: the 2020 NPSNM conference to be held in Alamogordo, August 28-30.

People and Native Plants:                                                                         A Journey through Time

(Details coming by April 2020)

Follow along with the Native Plant Society on events, information regarding native plants, outreach updates, words from the president, photos, and so much more! This newsletter is an informative piece of literature providing stories and accounts on the wonder of native plants.

Our Mission

The Native Plant Society of New Mexico (NPSNM) is a non-profit organization that strives to educate the public about native plants by promoting knowledge of plant identification, ecology, and uses; fostering plant conservation and the preservation of natural habitats; supporting botanical research; and encouraging the appropriate use of native plants to conserve water, land, and wildlife. 

2019 Workshops

Stay tuned for upcoming workshop opportunities!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projects and Support

Go Native! Support Endangered Plants.

Endangered Species Tattoos

Providing a Voice for Native Plants

Conservation Letters

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Grant & Funding Opportunities

Supporting Bright Ideas

  • Fall 2018 Student Grants in Botany

    Posted by NPSNM Admin on October 8, 2017

    The Otero Chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico supports projects involved with the native plants of our state through a grant to university students in the botanical or natural resources fields at New Mexico State University and New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology.  This year we have $2,000 available and the […]

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  • The Great Santa Fe Seed Ball Throw 8/19/2017

    Posted by NPSNM Admin on August 18, 2017

    TWO MEETING LOCATIONS. CHOOSE THE ONE CLOSEST OR THAT IS MOST PREFERABLE TO YOU! The Native Plant Society has put on a series of workshops on making seed balls / seed bombs as an effort to educate on Native Plants, as well as a restoration effort to increase Native Seed populations in the Santa Fe […]

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  • August 19 is Native Plant Day

    Posted by NPSNM Admin on July 3, 2017

    Governor Susana Martinez has declared August 19 to be Native Plant Day throughout the state of New Mexico.  The Santa Fe Chapter of NPSNM will be celebrating with a seed ball throw.  Stay tuned for details!

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  • Volunteers Needed for Butterfly Project

    Posted by NPSNM Admin on June 16, 2017

    The Natural Resource Institute and the Bureau of Land Management Taos Field Office seek volunteers to assist in field studies regarding one of New Mexico’s rarest butterflies: the “Anasazi” race of Yuma Skipper (Ochlodes yuma anasazi). Please read on to see if this project is for you . . . WHAT? We need volunteers who […]

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